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Patients with acute porphyrias should avoid using Miconazole and Ketoconazole. [8] Miconazole Miconazole is a widely used topical antifungal medication for the treatment of many fungal infections, namely skin infections, nail infections and vaginal candidiasis. The drug is usually formulated in creams, powders and sprays.
For breastfeeding mothers topical miconazole is the most effective treatment for treating candidiasis on the breasts. [68] Gentian violet can be used for thrush in breastfeeding babies. [14] Systemic treatment with antifungals by mouth is reserved for severe cases or if treatment with topical therapy is unsuccessful.
Before oral antifungal therapies are used to treat nail disease, a confirmation of the fungal infection should be made. [36] Approximately half of suspected cases of fungal infection in nails have a non-fungal cause. [36] The side effects of oral treatment are significant and people without an infection should not take these drugs. [36]
Ketoconazole, sold under the brand name Nizoral, among others, is an antiandrogen, antifungal, and antiglucocorticoid medication used to treat a number of fungal infections. [11] Applied to the skin it is used for fungal skin infections such as tinea, cutaneous candidiasis, pityriasis versicolor, dandruff, and seborrheic dermatitis. [12]
It is used to treat Candida infections of the skin including diaper rash, thrush, esophageal candidiasis, and vaginal yeast infections. [1] It may also be used to prevent candidiasis in those who are at high risk. [1] Nystatin may be used by mouth, in the vagina, or applied to the skin. [1]
Oral treatment: (brand names Daktarin in UK, Fungimin Oral Gel in Bangladesh): [citation needed] In 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Oravig (miconazole) buccal tablets for the local treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis, more commonly known as thrush, in adults and children age 16 and older. [1]